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1 in 10 California workers is an illegal immigrant, study suggests by Jennifer schlueter
study on data from the census, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor. Their research explored “a variety of ways the estimated 2.6 million immigrants living in California without permission participate in state life,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Co-director of USC’s Center for the Study of Immi-
after the incident on May 20, 2012, at the home of Mario Madrigal on the 4000 block of North F Street, an unincorporated pocket of San Bernardino. The Sun reported that on that day, a neighbor reported to authorities that Madrigal was heavily inebriated and hurling bricks through their window and onto Please see page 4
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grant Integration and USC sociology professor Manuel Pastor describes the illegally working immigrants’ integration into California’s workforce: “It’s a population deeply embedded in the labor market, neighborhoods and social fabric of the state.” The study found that Please see page 2
Former sheriff ’s deputy found guilty of two misdemeanors by Vickie Vértiz In this summer of police violence against unarmed people both in Ferguson, Missouri and in New York City, one former sheriff’s deputy found punishment. In San Bernardino, a jury found a former sheriff’s deputy guilty of two misdemeanor charges for repeatedly kicking a man in the chest and groin as he lay handcuffed on the ground in 2012.
The San Bernardino Sun reported that, after a seven-day trial for former Deputy Michael Parham, a jury took approximately five hours in the San Bernardino Superior Court before returning Wednesday with guilty verdicts on charges of assault by a police officer and battery. The former deputy was charged back in August 2012
U-CAN College Fair and College Night both in September The San Bernardino City Unified School District’s inaugural U-CAN event is Wednesday, September 17 at San Bernardino High School. The free U-CAN event is open to high school juniors and seniors from 8 to 12 noon. Free bus transportation from the students’ high school to San Bernardino High is available for participating students. “By providing free transportation and holding U-CAN during school hours, we hope to reach students who might not be able to attend our annual College Night,” said Dr. Kennon Mitchell, assistant superintendent of Student Services. U-CAN is unique in that it exclusively features historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) that want to increase diversity on their campuses. These colleges are actively recruiting students of all backgrounds, and scholarships may be available. U-CAN is a free event, but space is limited. Requests to attend should be directed to a student’s school and will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis. Indian Springs High School is hosting the District’s 24th Annual College Night on Thursday, September 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. College Night is open to all District students and their families. During the two-hour event, students and parents can learn about financial aid and meet with college representatives to learn about different admissions requirements and course offerings. Among the scheduled attendees are representatives of the California State Uni-
Immigrant march -Photo by Erika Paz
Last Wednesday, the Pew Research Center released a nationwide study on immigrants. A simultaneously published report by the University of Southern California (USC) on the same subject focused solely on California. USC and the California Immigrant Policy Center joined forces and based their
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versity and University of California campuses, San Bernardino Valley College, trade schools, and military recruiters. U-CAN and College Night are two of several services the District provides to help students to pursue a post-high school education. The San Bernardino Community Scholarship Association, with assistance from the District’s Communications/Community Relations Department, works with local individuals and businesses to offer hundreds of college scholarships to District graduates. District high schools provide challenging, college-level coursework through Advanced Placement (A.P.) and International Baccalaureate (IB) classes. Cajon and Arroyo Valley High Schools both offer IB courses. Chavez Middle School offers the International Baccalaureate Middle Years program. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) teaches study and note-taking skills, encourages personal responsibility, and guides students on a path to
college. AVID is offered at most District high schools and middle schools. The California Cadet Corps and JROTC (Jr. Reserve Officer Training Corps) programs prepare students for careers in the military and are offered at most District high schools and middle schools. The Military Enlistment Preparation (M.E.P.) program is offered at Sierra High School. District high schools also offer career development programs, including those in the culinary, medical, and automotive fields. For more information about U-CAN, contact the District’s Alternative Programs department at (909) 880-6766. To reserve a space, contact your child’s high school. For more information about College Night, contact counselor Esther Barajas, Indian Springs High, at (909) 383-1360. Parents who would like to enroll their child in AVID, A.P., IB, JROTC, California Cadet Corps, or other programs should contact their child’s school.
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Holden truancy bill heads to Governor The California Legislature has given final approval to Assemblymember Chris Holden’s legislation to collect more complete records on absences and intervention strategies to help identify the effectiveness of school truancy programs. AB 1672 is part of a package of measures sponsored by the Attorney General to address chronic truancy and now goes to Governor Brown for signature. “With this slate of bills we are not putting more students in the juvenile justice system, but inviting the community to intervene before students end up in the penal system, which is why I am happy to be a part of this effort,” said Assemblymember Holden. “The bill has been amended to lower costs,
lower any burden on schools, and keep the information local where it is needed the most.” If enacted, School Attendance Review Boards will have to report important information like the number of students referred to them, how that student’s issues are addressed and whether that student is doing better. It also requires that information to be disaggregated by subgroups like race, gender, low income status and English language learner status. AB 1672, which passed the Senate Wednesday, had already passed the Assembly earlier in the session, but returned to the Assembly for approval of Senate amendments. The Assembly vote was 55 to 14.
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this population of illegal immigrant workers makes up almost 10% of California’s laborers. The LA Times reports that, according to the research, “immigrants who are in California illegally make up 38% of the agriculture industry and 14% of the construction industry statewide.” Thus, it is no surprise that illegally working immigrants in California account for $130 billion of the state’s gross domestic product per year. However, despite these profits, proponents of immigration laws want to see a stricter enforcement of them. Steven Camarot, of the Center for Immigration Studies, told the LA Times that “a bigger economy doesn’t mean the people are richer.” Apparently, the GDP earnings do not cover schools and other government services accessed by illegal immigrants. Reshma Shamasunder, executive director of the California Immigrant Policy Center, disagrees, according to a press release: “Every one of California’s immigrants helps shape
our state’s economic and civic vitality, but the daily threat of deportation casts a shadow over California’s undocumented residents—and their loved ones and communities.” She asks President Obama to limit deportations and “honor these contributions and advance economic prosperity.” Narrowing data down to the greater Los Angeles area, the study found that 1 out of 4 immigrants resides in here without permission. These illegal immigrants account for $57 billion of the area’s annual GDP. The USC as well as the Pew study both came to the conclusion that most illegal immigrants in California as well as nationwide have been in the U.S. for more than 10 years, ¾ live in households with U.S. citizens, and about four million have U.S.-born children, who are thus U.S. citizens. The Pew Research Center estimated that the same number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2009 and 2013: 11.3 million.
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Vergara v. California ruling; state officials appeal Judge Treu’s final ruling on tenure in California schools By terry miller Last week, California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown appealed a recent state judge’s ruling that ends tenure and other union protections for public school teachers. The appeal, filed Friday, contends that Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rulf Treu’s final decree lacks detail and fails to provide the legal basis for his verdict. Treu issued the final ruling Thursday, after directing in June that tenure protections for California teachers violate the state constitution, depriving some of the state’s 6.2 million students of a quality education, specifically minorities and those from low-income families. The lawsuit, Vergara v. California, was brought by Beatriz Vergara and eight other students claimed incompetent teachers let classrooms get out of control, came to school unprepared and demeaned and humiliated students. State Superintendent of schools Tom Torlakson issued a press release last week on Vergara Lawsuit and said… ‘’No teacher is perfect. A very few are not worthy of the job.” He added, “The people who dedicate their lives to the teaching profession deserve our admiration and support. Instead, this ruling lays the failings of our education system at their feet. “We do not fault doctors when the emergency room is full. We do not criticize the firefighter whose supply of water runs dry. Yet while we crowd our classrooms and fail to properly equip them with adequate resources, those who filed and support this case shamelessly seek to blame teachers who step forward every day to make a difference
for our children. “No teacher is perfect. A very few are not worthy of the job. School districts have always had the power to dismiss those who do not measure up, and this year I helped pass a new law that streamlined the dismissal process, while protecting the rights of both teachers and students. It is disappointing that the Court refused to even consider this important reform. “In a cruel irony, this final ruling comes as many California teachers spend count-
less unpaid hours preparing to start the new school year in hopes of better serving the very students this case purportedly seeks to help. “While the statutes in this case are not under my jurisdiction as state Superintendent, it is clear that the Court’s ruling is not supported by the facts or the law. Its vagueness provides no guidance about how the Legislature could successfully alter the challenged statutes to satisfy the Court. Accordingly, I will ask the Attorney General to seek appellate review.”
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Volunteer training sessions at County Museum SB Public You can fill out an application Library Annual volunteer recruitment kild, museum educator. “We are and training is starting this month looking forward to a busy fall and on line at sbcountymuseum.org or at the San Bernardino County winter season, especially with the fill out an application at Museum Museum. The museum’s educa- opening of our new exhibit, Fossils front desk. Youth volunteers must hosts a be at least 14 years of age. Weektion division will offer weekday Underfoot.” training on Tuesday and WednesThe museum’s education day volunteers must attend all writer’s day, September 9 and 10, from division also seeks weekend vol- three weekday training sessions; 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and on unteers to help with a variety of weekend volunteers must par- group Wednesday, September 17, from activity days, many of which are ticipate in both weekend sessions. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Weekend training is Saturday September 13 and Saturday, September 20, both days from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The training sessions are free, but volunteers are asked to commit to at least 12 hours per month for a minimum of six months. “Weekday volunteers will help with school field trips and our interactive program, 1880s at Work and Play,” said Carla Rosen-
scheduled in conjunction with new exhibits. “Volunteering at the County Museum is good opportunity for retired people to stay busy and involved and for students to gain required volunteer hours for school,” said Rosenkild. “Volunteers need to be comfortable with speaking and interacting with students and visitors after completing their training.”
Beheading of second American journalist by ISIL condemned by lawmakers Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to reports of the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff by ISIL: “Reports of ISIL beheading a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, are another gruesome reminder of the evil that now controls a large swath of
Iraq and Syria. All of America sends its heartfelt condolences to the Sotloff family, who have been living with this nightmare for a year and only wished for their son to be returned home unharmed. ISIL must be confronted and destroyed. And I am confident that no matter how long it takes, those who murdered Steven Sotloff and James Foley, and so many others, will be made to face justice.”
Please contact Museum Educator Carla Rosenkild at (909) 798-8611 or e-mail crosenkild@sbcm.sbcounty.gov The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9 am to 5pm.General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child aged 5 to 12). Children under five and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free. For more information, visit www. sbcountymuseum.org.
Writers--looking for inspiration, feedback, and support? Join us Saturday September 13, 2014 at the Norman F. Feldheym Public Library in San Bernardino. This meeting will take place in Kellogg Room A at the Feldheym Central Library at 555 W. 6th Street in San Bernardino from 3:00-5:00 PM. The group is open to amateur and published authors of all genres. For more information call 909-663-4271 or 909381-8235 or visit www.sbpl.org
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their roof. Madrigal was standing in his own backyard. Three other deputies in addition to Parham responded to the call shortly after one in the morning and detained Madrigal, who was 46 years old at the time. The three other deputies were Shadia Adham, Ryan Cook and John Deen. According to the reports taken by the deputies, they found Madrigal hunkered under a tree in his backyard. The same reports listed Madrigal as fighting with the deputies and resisting arrest. For instance, The Sun detailed, when the deputies tried lifting Madrigal to move him to the front of the house he resisted, and Parham began nudging him with his foot and told him to get up. According to official reports, when Madrigal refused to get up, Parham then repeatedly kicked him hard in the ribs, laughing and said, “‘Oooh, that had to hurt,’“ and “‘You’re gonna (expletive) hurt in the morning.’”
The Sun also stated that Parham, as written in the reports, placed his foot on the head of the victim, pushing his face into the dirt, and kicking Madrigal hard in the groin in front of neighbors and other deputies. One witness who was angered by the assault asked Deputy Adham for her name and that of the other deputies. Adham reportedly responded by providing names of other deputies within her department, shocking behavior from a deputy of 14 years. Parham was finally fired on November 9, 2012 after an investigation by the sheriff. Parham will be sentenced on October first and faces up to one year in county jail and a tenyear ban on possessing a gun, said district attorney spokesman Christopher Lee to the Sun. The public is still waiting for justice in the cases of Mike Brown, TK, and many other men who were not as fortunate to survive an attack at the hands of unnecessarily violent law enforcement officers.